From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ji5qY-0003Fk-4j for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:42:06 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 795CBE0561; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:42:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp1.iway.na (smtp1.iway.na [196.44.136.15]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 268E1E0561 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:42:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vscan.iway.na (vscan.iway.na [196.44.136.13]) by smtp1.iway.na (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A16E68B3 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:41:56 +0200 (WAST) Received: from mx1.iway.na (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vscan.iway.na (Postfix) with ESMTP id A398E7E0F0 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:41:57 +0200 (WAST) Received: from [192.168.1.10] (unknown [41.205.129.38]) by mx1.iway.na (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32B54C90 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:41:57 +0200 (WAST) From: Uwe Thiem Organization: SysEx (Pty) Ltd. To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] network question Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:41:53 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.9 References: <20080405124604.3fb16cde@cuci> In-Reply-To: <20080405124604.3fb16cde@cuci> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200804051241.53625.uwix@iway.na> X-Archives-Salt: 3cf22bf9-1819-46c3-8c2e-412e9c4d489a X-Archives-Hash: 4271a12dc13068c6b8b4d2431acb610b On Saturday 05 April 2008, ionut cucu wrote: > I had a buddy in my lan with whom I shared files and such. But > recently our campus network management decided to give our my dorm > building another external ip, and put a firewall( I think) between > us. So now instead of both of us having the same 141.85.0.75 I now > have 141.85.0.76. So my question is, being a n00b and all, what can > I use in order to restore the direct connection? I asked my only > physical present network admin but apparently his only role is > pugin computers in switches and give us an ip so he doesn't know > nothing. I did a nmap on the gateway but I've only found 53/tcp > open. I wouldn't wanna revert to skype or other 3rd party computers > since, I guess, it will segnificantlly lower our transfer speeds, > requier bothe our presence...etc. So what way should I be heading > here? Any advice is welcome!Thanks! If only 53 is open, you are pretty much out of luck except for two possible solutions: 1. The social solution You grab a huge bag of gummy bears, carry them to your real network administrator and ask him to poke a hole for you and your buddy into the firewalls. 2. The technical solution You get a box completely outside your compus's network into which both of you can ssh. Uwe -- Informal Linux Group Namibia: http://www.linux.org.na/ SysEx (Pty) Ltd.: http://www.SysEx.com.na/ -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list